Name: SAALAN TAAL MAKHAANA
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mughlai
Ingredients: 12 Elaichi Raw Bananas (3"); 60 ml Lemon Juice (or 1/4 cup); 30 g Makhaana/Puffed Lotus Seeds (or 1 oz); Cooking Oil (to deep fry); 8 Lavang/Cloves; 4 Chotti Elaichi/Green Cardamom; 2 Motti Elaichi/Black Cardamom; 0.25 Jaiphal/Nutmeg; 6 blades Khus Root; 2 blades Javitri/Mace; 50 g Desi Ghee/Clarified Butter (or 1/4 cup); 200 g Onions (pulse to smooth paste in a blender); 5.5 g Garlic Paste (strain); 1.5 g Ginger Paste (strain); 200 ml Yoghurt; 4.5 g Dhania/Coriander Powder (or 1 1/2 tsp); 3 g Haldee/Turmeric Powder (or 1 tsp); 1.5 g Red Chilli Powder (or 1/2 tsp); Salt; 720 ml Clear Vegetable Stock (or 3 cups); 2.25 g Black Pepper (freshly roasted & coarsely ground, or 3/4 tsp); 4.5 g Special Masala (proprietary, or 1 1/2 tsp); 1 drop Kewra

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